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Household of George Portance (born 1845)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

George Portance and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Portance, born in 1845 in , consisted of 10 members. George was the head of the household, married to Matilda Portance, born in 1847 in -. They had 7 children; Matilda (born 1870 in -), George (born 1871 in -), Edith (born 1872 in -), William (born 1875 in -), Augustus (born 1877 in -), Francis (born 1879 in -) and Evelin (born 1881 in -).
During the period, also present in the household was George's Servant, Emily Gilbert, born in 1854 in Staplehurst, Kent, England.


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George Portance's household

Male

George

Portance

Head
Female

Matilda

Portance

Wife
Female

Matilda

Portance

Daughter
Male

George

Portance

Son
Female

Edith

Portance

Daughter
Male

William

Portance

Son
Male

Augustus

Portance

Son
Male

Francis

Portance

Son
Female

Evelin

Portance

Daughter
Female

Emily

Gilbert

Servant
First name(s) George
Last name Portance
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place -

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

George

Portance

Head

Married

36

1845

-

Matilda

Portance

Wife

Married

34

1847

-

Matilda

Portance

Daughter

Single

11

1870

-

George

Portance

Son

Single

10

1871

-

Edith

Portance

Daughter

Single

9

1872

-

William

Portance

Son

Single

6

1875

-

Augustus

Portance

Son

Single

4

1877

-

Francis

Portance

Son

Single

2

1879

-

Evelin

Portance

Daughter

Single

0

1881

-

Emily

Gilbert

Servant

Single

27

1854

Staplehurst, Kent, England

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